Vox Populi: “If I have to go to the poorhouse because of the economy these days, I hope the poorhouse is nearby so I can just walk there.”

Posted: Friday, September 30, 2005

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"If you're going to abolish NASCAR, you need to abolish football, baseball, hockey, golf, etc., because all those fans show up to watch it too. It's a good pastime."

"I've seen movies on Babe Ruth and his story, but I haven't seen anything on Hank Aaron's trials and tribulations. Is there a similar movie out there?"

"Me and a lot of other people may not agree with everything Ben Bennett has to say, but one thing is for sure, he stands by his beliefs and makes no apologies for it. I can respect that."

"I absolutely loved the Sawyer Brown concert. What energy! Thank you Pooler for bringing this group. Next time please do a better job advertising the fact that you had to bring your own chair. We didn't know and were not allowed to go back to the car to get anything to sit on."

"Gas went up 50 cents Wednesday. What catastrophe happened now?"

"I thought it was against the law for gas stations to change the prices more than once a day."

"CAT needs to use vans after 6 p.m., because they only have a few people riding the buses and it would save a lot of fuel. Having one person ride on that phantom bus is a ridiculous waste of fuel."

"What are the oil companies doing for the victims of Katrina? They're robbing everyone who is trying to help them."

"What is wrong with having an ID photo to vote? I'm proud to go vote and show my ID."

"If I have to go to the poorhouse because of the economy these days, I hope the poorhouse is nearby so I can just walk there."